Hi!
I'm Michael Esteban, a software engineer from Brisbane, Australia (where it is loading time...). I build software for researchers and small tools for very specific niches. Sometimes, I solder things that blink!
Latest Posts
- The need for (token) speed
Exploring LLM token generation speed — latency, throughput, and what faster inference might unlock.
- Uploading files to Nectar's Object Storage
How to upload files to Nectar Research Cloud's Object Storage using OpenStack Swift and application credentials.
- Running Ministral 3B in the browser with WebGPU
A holiday experiment building a private, local image analysis tool.
- Why Anthropic bought the programmers, not just the code
Code generation is becoming a commodity, but human judgment remains more valuable than ever.
- Extracting text from hundreds of government inquiry PDFs
Using ocrmac to extract text from PDF documents on macOS.
Bookshelf
I'm trying to get back into the habit of reading for fun. Thanks to everyone who has recommended books to me!
Miye Lee
Frederick P. Brooks Jr.
Jon Gertner
Featured Projects
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